Acupuncture Points on the Kidney Channel of Foot Shao Yin
- Meeting Point of the Kidney Channel with the Penetrating Vessel
Benefits the lower jiao and alleviates painRegulates Qi and moves blood stasis Regulates the water passages and promotes urination
Abdominal pain and distension, diarrhea, nocturnal emission, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain.
Where is KI-14 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 354): On the lower abdomen, 2 cun below the umbilicus, 3 cun superior to the superior border of the symphysis pubis, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline (Shimen REN-5).
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 195): 2 cun below the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to Shimen (REN-5).
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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